I'm Suppose To Talk About It: Brca+

Common BRCA Acronyms

BRCA: Breast Cancer {gene}

OC: Ovarian Cancer

PBM: Prophylactic Bilateral Mastectomy

BRM: Bilateral Radical Mastectomy

IBM: Inflammatory Breast Cancer

TN: Triple Negative

ER+: Estrogen Receptor Positive

PR+: Progesterone Receptor Positive

Al: Aromatase Inhibitor

PS: Plastic Surgeon

TRAM Flap: Transverse Rectus Abdominis, (a muscle in your lower abdomen between your waist and your pubic bone) a type of breast reconstruction in which a portion of the abdomen tissue group, including skin, adipose tissues, minor muscles and connective tissues, is taken from the patient's abdomen and transplanted onto the breast site

DIEP Flap: Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforators a type of breast reconstruction in which blood vessels (DIEP), and the skin and fat connected to them are removed from the lower abdomen and transferred to the chest to the chest to reconstruct a breast after mastectomy without the sacrifice of any of the abdominal muscles

BSO/LAVH: Bilateral Salpingo Oopherectomy/Laprascopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy

PPC: Primary Peritoneal Cancer

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